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Mart, our volunteer Digital Champion, is showcasing some of his past digital heritage projects on WW1. This has been a significant learning experience, enhancing both eye-hand coordination and basic digital design skills.
For over a decade, Good Things Foundation has been helping individuals develop their skills and confidence to access the internet, aligning with our mission to ‘permanently close the digital divide’. Through the National Digital Inclusion Network, which consists of more than 7,000 community organizations, we offer free mobile data (via the national Databank) and provide digital skills training and support through our online platform, Learn My Way. Additionally, we enhance the capabilities of community organizations within the network to engage stakeholders and bolster the broader infrastructure for digital inclusion through various projects, programs, and advocacy efforts.
A key aspect of our work involves recognizing the impact that digital inclusion support has on people’s lives and using this knowledge to enhance our delivery methods. We have also expanded our expertise in evaluating the impact of our initiatives and are dedicated to sharing our insights to assist others in effectively measuring the impact of digital inclusion support. Here, we outline our model for measuring impact, including.
If I earned a pound every time I heard those words, I’d be living on an exotic island. However, as I gaze out my window at another grey February sky, that’s not the reality. Yet, when it comes to how young people with additional needs are choosing to communicate with each other and those around them, the internet (hopefully unlike the grey February sky) is here to stay. So much so that, globally, one in three internet users, or about 800 million, are children. In the UK, Ofcom’s State of the Nation 2020 report indicated that, in 2020, young people faced online risks. The available evidence tells a familiar story. Young people with additional needs are more likely to encounter online risks, and these risks can escalate more quickly than for their peers. For instance, research shows that autistic children face significantly more online safety risks and psychological implications than non-autistic children.
The Digital Futures for good report explores key themes from our flagship conversation series on digital inclusion. It examines the barriers to getting online, the role of leadership, digital skills, affordable access, inclusive digital services, and community support. Discover insights from experts, policymakers and people with lived experience.
https://www.goodthingsfoundation.org/policy-and-research/research-and-evidence/research
This is a picture of Marion Nunn present my birthday present to me
Assistive technology plays a crucial role in supporting individuals with different disabilities and chronic conditions. Our goal is to create a tech library with sponsorship from tech companies. Although some products have short-term loan periods, which isn’t always ideal, we are grateful to these companies for their commitment to resolving technical and software issues as they occur. To learn how we can improve accessibility for you, please join one of our drop-in sessions. Our volunteer Digital Champions are ready to assist you in finding what would be advantageous for you. Here is the link to website https://veroniiiica.com/a-to-z-of-assistive-technology-for-reading/
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